do·mes·ti·ca·tion
/dəˌmestəˈkāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm: "domestication of animals lies at the heart of human civilization"
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a : the adaptation of a plant or animal from a wild or natural state (as by selective breeding) to life in close association with humans Wild and feral dogs are hunters, but domestication and differential breeding have modified breed and individual predatory motivation.
noun the act or process of taming an animal for human use or companionship:Shortly after their domestication as companions, dogs were put to use as weapons of war.
Domestication is a sustained multi-generational relationship in which one group of organisms assumes a significant degree of influence over the reproduction and care of another group to secure a more predictable supply of resources from that second group.
Domestication, the process of hereditary reorganization of wild animals and plants into domestic and cultivated forms according to the interests of people. In its strictest sense, it refers to the initial stage of human mastery of wild animals and plants.
doˈmesticated (-keitid) adjective 1. (of animals) accustomed to living near and being used by people. Cows and sheep have been domesticated for many thousands of years.
domestication A color morph is the direct result of selective breeding by aviculturalists and part of this process is domestication.
domestication definition: 1. the process of bringing animals or plants under human control in order to provide food, power…. Learn more.
Definition of domesticate (Entry 2 of 2) : a domesticated (see domesticate entry 1 sense 2) animal or plant Examples of domesticate in a Sentence Verb Horses and oxen have been domesticated to work on farms.